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Joe Root

Joe Root - England Cricketer

Height: 1.83 m DOB: December 30, 1990

As England all-time leading Test cricket run-scorer Alastair Cook stepped down from captaincy after the 2016-17 tour of India, Joe Root was all set to take the charge of the Three Lions. Right from a young age, Root displayed tremendous maturity to acclaim himself to be a leader of the lot. However, along with the authority, came a heap of responsibilities. He remained consistent but started receiving constant criticism for poor conversion rate of century from a fifty. He made his Test debut against India at Nagpur in December 2012, followed by T20I beginning at Mumbai. He played his first ODI match in the same series against Inia at Rajkot in January 2013.

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not a perfect day for england admits joe root

Not a perfect day for England, admits Joe Root

Cricket | Jul 12, 2014, 02:13 PM IST

Nottingham: England middle-order batsman Joe Root has refused to blame his team's batsmen for the slump in the post-lunch session that saw them collapse from 134/1 to 202/7 handing India the advantage in the first

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Ind vs Eng: Root fights on as seamers restrict England to 352 for nine

Cricket | Jul 11, 2014, 11:33 PM IST

Nottingham: Indian seamers led by Ishant Sharma pegged England back with some incisive seam and swing bowling reducing the hosts to 352 for nine at stumps to gain upperhand on the third day of the

root leads england fightback against sri lanka

Root leads England fightback against Sri Lanka

Cricket | Jun 14, 2014, 11:32 AM IST

LONDON: A Joe Root century and half centuries from Matt Prior and Ian Bell spurred England's comeback against Sri Lanka and ultimately the advantage at 344-5 after the opening day of the first test at

joe root injured flies back home

Joe Root injured, flies back home

Cricket | Mar 07, 2014, 11:40 AM IST

London: England batsman Joe Root flew back to England after fracturing his thumb and is highly doubtful for the World T20 in Bangladesh from March 16-April 6.Root broke his right thumb during his century in

england reaches 303 6 in odi v west indies

England reaches 303-6 in ODI v West Indies

Cricket | Mar 05, 2014, 11:54 PM IST

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua: Joe Root hit his maiden one-day century and Jos Buttler scored 99 as England amassed 303-6 off its 50 overs against West Indies in the third and final one-day international on Wednesday.  

ashes joe root england ashes hero shrugs off warne criticism

Ashes: Joe Root, England Ashes hero, shrugs off Warne criticism

Cricket | Nov 05, 2013, 11:20 AM IST

Tasmania: England opener and Ashes hero Joe Root has come down heavily  at Shane Warne who said that Root Should not open the inning as he won't be able to face the pave battery of

root century lifts england to 337 7 vs nz on day 2

Root century lifts England to 337-7 vs NZ on day 2

Cricket | May 26, 2013, 07:59 AM IST

Leeds, England, May 26: Joe Root made the second test worth waiting an extra day for as he notched his maiden test century on his Headingley home turf in leading England to 337-7 against New

collingwood lauds root

Collingwood lauds Root

Cricket | Jan 23, 2013, 08:43 PM IST

MOhali, Jan 23: Former England captain Paul Collingwood Wednesday lauded compatriot Joe Root for his performance in the fourth One-Day International (ODI) against India here at the PCA Stadium Wednesday.Root, who made his debut in